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Full	Brock Labour Studies OUAC BLB Remove	Ontario Tech Business and Society OUAC DAF Remove	Saint Paul Social Innovation (Honours Bachelor of Arts) (4 years) OUAC OPM Remove	Nipissing Concurrent Bachelor of Business Administration/Bachelor of Education Junior/Intermediate OUAC PEM Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	73–77%“Mid 70s”	70–73%“Low 70s”	70%“70% min.”	70%
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	ENG4U	No course codes parsed — see prerequisites	No course codes parsed — see prerequisites
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	—	one of ENG4U, FRA4U	one of EAE4U, ENG4U
Prerequisitesas published	ENG4U Alternative Offers You will receive an offer of admission to only 1 program. Your highest listed choice is considered first when you indicate more than 1 Brock program on your application. If you are not eligible for your first choice, your subsequent choices will be considered in your indicated order of preference. In most cases: If you apply to only 1 Brock program but do not qualify, you will be considered for an alternative or related program. If you apply but are not admitted to a co-op program, you will automatically be considered for the regular, non-co-op program.	Current Ontario secondary school students must complete the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) with six 4U or 4M courses, including English (ENG4U). Alternative Offers If you do not meet the admission requirements, or we cannot accommodate your application, you may receive an offer to another closely related program.	OSSD or equivalent Minimum of six 4U/M courses, including ENG4U or FRA4U	In addition to the requirements for the following majors, all applicants to Concurrent Education must have a minimum 70% in ENG4U/EAE4U and 60% in 3U, 3M or 4U Math. ENG4U/EAE4U Two 4U Maths recommended If you are admitted without two 4U Maths, you will be required to take MATH-1911 and/or MATH-1912 in your first year of the program.
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Yes An interview may be scheduled as part of the evaluation process. Élisabeth-Bruyère School of Social Innovation will communicate with the candidates directly with more information. Usually closes before January 15	Marks only
Co-op	Available	Available	No	Available
Degree	Bachelor of Arts, BA, Certificate, Cert	—	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	—	—	—	—
What you study	Human Resource Management Politics Social Policy	Business Studies Comparative Literary Studies Interdisciplinary Studies Linguistics	Anthropology Business Studies Entrepreneurship Interdisciplinary Studies	Accounting Business Studies Education Studies Entrepreneurship
What it is	Labour Studies examines how work, employment, and workers' rights function in society through the lenses of politics, human resources, and social policy. Unlike a general business degree, it focuses on labour relations, workplace justice, and policy rather than management techniques alone. This program suits people interested in union work, employment law, labour advocacy, or human resources roles where understanding worker perspectives matters.	This program combines business studies with social sciences — covering how companies interact with society, economics, politics, and culture. Unlike a straight business degree, you study sociology, communication, literature, and politics alongside core business courses to understand the human and social side of organizations. It suits students interested in business who also want to explore ethics, culture, and how society shapes markets.	You study how to create practical solutions to social problems by combining ideas from business, politics, and social sciences. Unlike a straight business or political science degree, this program intentionally blends entrepreneurship, policy thinking, and community understanding so you can design and launch initiatives that address real needs. It suits people who want to work on social change but also need to understand how organizations, money, and systems actually work.	You study business and education together in one integrated program, earning both a commerce degree and a teaching qualification in four years. Unlike separate business and teacher education degrees, you complete coursework in accounting, marketing, human resources, or entrepreneurship alongside mandatory education training to teach junior and intermediate students. This suits people who want to combine business expertise with classroom teaching, or who are exploring both paths before deciding which to pursue.
The door tomajors you reach through it	Applied to directly	Applied to directly	Applied to directly	Applied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	4 published, 1 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	3 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 85%See them	None published by average	9 published, 2 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
Source	Brock University on OUInfo	Ontario Tech University on OUInfo	Saint Paul University on OUInfo	Nipissing University on OUInfo

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